Broward students and volunteers read to set record

National reading campaign

Susan Stocker / Sun Sentinel

Ron Magill of Zoo Miami and Cindy Arenberg Seltzer of the Children's Services Council of Broward read to preschool students at New Mirawood Academy in Hallandale. Approximately 700 Broward reading volunteers read to as many as 40,000 children in 1,500 Broward classrooms, including 500 voluntary pre-kindergarten centers, as part of a national campaign to set a one day reading record.

Ron Magill of Zoo Miami and Cindy Arenberg Seltzer of the Children's Services Council of Broward read to preschool students at New Mirawood Academy in Hallandale. Approximately 700 Broward reading volunteers read to as many as 40,000 children in 1,500 Broward classrooms, including 500 voluntary pre-kindergarten centers, as part of a national campaign to set a one day reading record. (Susan Stocker / Sun Sentinel)

Daveed Anderson, 4, Janayah Denis, 5, and Sean-Michael Thomas, 5, preschool students at New Mirawood Academy in Hallandale, react to hearing the story book "Bunny Cakes" being read to them. Approximately 700 Broward reading volunteers read to as many as 40,000 children in 1,500 Broward classrooms, including 500 voluntary pre-kindergarten centers, as part of a national campaign to set a one day reading record.

Daveed Anderson, 4, Janayah Denis, 5, and Sean-Michael Thomas, 5, preschool students at New Mirawood Academy in Hallandale, react to hearing the story book "Bunny Cakes" being read to them. Approximately 700 Broward reading volunteers read to as many as 40,000 children in 1,500 Broward classrooms, including 500 voluntary pre-kindergarten centers, as part of a national campaign to set a one day reading record. (Susan Stocker / Sun Sentinel)